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你該立即捨棄的11個日常用品PART 2

沒想到每天使用的項目中，有這麼多對環保有害的物品，看了都令人心驚，大家一定要謹記在心並且開始來一步步捨棄吧！

必考單字

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clog [klɑg] (v.) 塞滿、阻塞
make a dent (片.) 引起注意、產生印象
cocktail [ˋkɑk͵tel] (n.) 混合物、雞尾酒
formula [ˋfɔrmjələ!] (n.) 配方、處方 (文中formulae是複數)
toxin [ˋtɑksɪn] (n.) 毒素

(n.) 名詞 (v.) 動詞 (adj.) 形容詞 (adv.) 副詞

文章賞析

11 everyday items you should stop using right now
你該立即捨棄的11個日常用品
Plastic bags 塑膠袋
- One of the most damaging sources of everyday pollution. By some estimates one trillion non-biodegradable plastic bags are disposed of each year, breaking down in waterways, clogging landfill sites and releasing toxic chemicals when burned.
  它是最危險的每日汙染源之一。某估計指出每年有上百億非生物分解型的塑膠袋被丟棄，使水路無法運轉，堵塞垃圾掩埋場並在燃燒時釋放出有毒的化學物質。
- Initiatives to control plastic bags such as supermarkets charging for them is mercifully beginning to make a dent in the epidemic.
  提倡控制塑膠袋使用量的作法，像是超市採取塑膠袋收費，這種作風在時下引起注意，是個對大自然仁慈的開始。
Disposable batteries拋棄式電池
- Batteries typically contain a toxic cocktail of harmful elements, including cadmium, lead, and mercury that leak out into soil and waterways, causing dangerous pollution. If batteries are incinerated the metals become airborne and increase health risks.
  電池基本上就包含有害元素的化學混合物，包括鎘、鉛和汞會溢漏到土壤和水道裡，造成嚴重的污染。若電池被燃燒，那麼(有害)金屬就會在空氣間傳導並增加健康上的風險。
- Recycling facilities for disposable batteries are increasingly common, but better to choose rechargeable alternatives where possible.
  儘管對於拋棄式電池的回收設施已漸漸越來越普及，但還是盡可能選擇可重複充電的替代選項會比較好。
Plastic tea bags 塑膠茶包
- Traditional paper tea bags contain elements of plastic, but manufacturers are increasingly using new formulae based on nylon or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  傳統的茶包帶有塑膠的元素，不過已有越多製造商使用新的配方，是以尼龍或PET來製作的。
- Plastic tea bags supposedly offer a higher quality brew, but they are resistant to composting, and there are fears that they release dangerous toxins.
  塑膠茶包可能提供比較好的沖泡品質，但它不利堆肥，且有釋放危險毒素的疑慮。
文章節錄自：http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/08/world/gallery/eco-bad-habits/index.html